For the past decade, Montanans have worked together to hash out a lasting solution for our public lands in the Blackfoot-Clearwater valley. It’s a project that ensures public lands access, timber production, and protection of our headwaters. It’s a project that requires the help of our Montana Senators and Representative to get it done.

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Loren Rose

Pyramid Mountain Lumber

The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project is something we all agree on. It’s time to get it done.

Mack Long

Bob Marshall Wilderness Outfitters

It’s our obligation to future generations to provide them with the opportunity to experience these valuable landscapes.

Connie Long

Bob Marshall Wilderness Outfitters

The BCSP is a grassroots, made-in-Montana, collaborative project.

Smoke Elser

Retired Outfitter

We have a grassroots proposal that will actually protect the resource.

Gordy Sanders

Pyramid Mountain Lumber

The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project will continue to grow in support. These place-based initiatives are valuable to bring together wilderness designation, conservation areas and recreation.

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Seeley Lake Rural Fire District

Seeley Lake Elementary School

Seeley Lake Community Foundation

Montana Association of Christians

Assoc. Students of the Univ. of Montana

There are three components to the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project: timber, recreation and conservation. The forest restoration section is already underway, through the good work the Southwest Crown Collaborative has initiated and continues in the Seeley and Ovando areas. The recreation and conservation portions are yet to be realized; now is the time to finish what we started a decade ago.

Timber and Restoration

The BCSP has championed a sustainable timber economy rooted in restoration of fish and wildlife habitat. The BCSP helped to establish the Southwestern Crown of the Continent Collaborative (SWCC) in 2010. To date, the SWCC has created or maintained an average of 138 jobs and has brought $19 million in federal investments and led to overall investment of $33 million in local economy, resulting in 46,222 acres treated for noxious weeds, 130 miles of stream restoration, and 2,000 miles of multiple use trails maintained. The BCSP continues to push for new tools to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration through collaboration.

Recreation

Our fastest growing economic sector in Montana is tourism and outdoor recreation. The Blackfoot and Clearwater Valleys have long been a favorite destination for Montanans and Americans. The BCSP will help ensure this corner of Montana remains a world-class place to live and visit. The proposed Otatsy Recreation Management Area would open 2,000 acres to high-quality snowmobiling near Ovando. Additionally, the Spread Mountain Recreation Management Area will preserve prized mountain bike access to Spread Mountain, Center Ridge and Camp Pass. The BCSP safeguards our favorite places to hunt and fish, and asks the Forest Service to study new recreation opportunities for users.

Conservation

The North Fork of the Blackfoot. Monture Creek. The wild Swan Front. Grizzly Basin. The West Fork of the Clearwater. These names are synonymous with wilderness in Montana, but they lack a wild guarantee. The BCSP would permanently protect these iconic landscapes by adding 80,000 acres to the Bob Marshall, Scapegoat and Mission Mountains Wilderness areas, ensuring high-quality wildlife habitat, clean water, and recreational opportunities for the future.

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